Our Last Day in Ireland

From Doolin we drove along the coast of Galway Bay. It was BEAUTIFUL! I bet this is what the Ring of Kerry would have looked like if it wasn't so foggy. I probably should have taken some pictures, but I didn't, so just imagine blue skies, blue/green water on one side and Irish landscape on the other.

In Galway we planned on taking the 11:00 train to Dublin. It was getting very close to 11:00 when we entered the city. I was getting a bit nervous to say the least. We found the Budget rent-a-car place and then were told we had to drop it off down the street at a parking garage place and then walk back to the office. After that we then had to walk to the train station.

 Toby was sure we would make it, and I should have believed him, because we made it with time to spare and got a great seat with a table that we shared with this little old man and his half broken glasses. He was cute ;)

The trainride was a good way to end our trip. It was relaxing and gave Toby a break from driving. We arrived in Dublin in the early afternoon so we had some time to walk around the city.

We were staying at the Trinity Capital Hotel, like we did at the beginning of our trip, so we just walked the short distance to Trinity College and took a tour of the campus.

A sculpture nicknamed the Death Star.

After the tour and a bite to eat, we walked along Grafton Street, O'Connell Street, and saw the famous Post Office (the site of the 1916 Easter Rising- mentioned in Downton Abbey-just FYI) and another sculpture. I can't remember the real name of the sculpture, but it's nicknamed "The Stiffy by the Liffy."

Our last dinner (and pint) was at Quay's Pub in Temple Bar. We had standard pub food accompanied by a Guinness.

The next morning we boarded a plane back to the States saying goodbye to Ireland. It was an awesome trip.